After the general fell ill

Afterwards, the court was in turmoil, his grandfather died, the Su family separated, and he had already lost contact with the Liu family of Yuzhou, who was not close at all.

If he had really met, it was probably when he was very young, his memory was so blurred that he could not remember clearly.

Empress Liu smiled regretfully, her eyes stretched far and wide, and she recalled: "Aiqing's appearance is almost carved out of the same mold as Lingtang's father, Liu Xie. Although there are many branches of the Liu family, my grandfather has a good relationship with Liu Xie. , Later, my grandfather was transferred to Zezhou, and gradually lost contact with him.”

"So I have never met Lingtang before, but I did meet Qing's grandfather once."

At that time, she was only in the year of dancing elephants, and she had just married Xiao Zhuo. It happened that her grandfather met Liu Xie in Zezhou, so he took her and Xiao Zhuo to visit the old man.

My grandfather was over sixty years old and had gray temples, but Liu Xie, who was the same age as my grandfather, was completely different.

When she saw Liu Xie for the first time, she was attracted by that aura that was as clear as a deep pool, and then confused by that face that did not look old, just like every girl who loves exquisite jewelry, she has long been used to seeing him In the fineness, I suddenly saw rare jewels in the world.

So I was amazed as a matter of course, and it was imprinted in my heart for many years. Even if the old man passed away, the profoundness that touched the heartstrings will still last forever.

"Meeting Aiqing today is like returning from an old friend."

As soon as this remark came out, Gu Yan raised his eyes to meet Su Ce's gaze. When he met Su Ce's gentle eyes, Gu Yan smiled faintly. Empress Liu's words really touched his heart.

"Ting Yuan, you haven't visited Mr. Zhou since you returned to Beijing, have you? The Japanese Palace brought the crown prince to visit the old man a while ago, and he said that he misses you very much."

Empress Liu smiled, "I won't keep you any longer, General Su is not in good health, so don't delay the time to take the medicine."

"Thank you, Empress, for your concern, and I will take my leave."

Su Ce and Gu Yan bowed respectfully, exited Guanju Palace, and after entering the carriage, Su Ce tilted his head and suggested, "It's better to hit the sun than to choose a date. Let's go see Mr. Zhou today. How about Ting Yuan?"

Gu Yan pulled Su Ce into his arms, played with Su Ce's fingers with one hand, and said softly, "Okay."

Mr. Zhou's orchard was not too far from the imperial palace, and within half an hour, the carriage drove to the door of Mr. Zhou's house.

The old man's wooden house is a little bigger than when Gu Yan went to Qingzhou two years ago, it should be an extension.

After Su Ce and Gu Yan entered the house, they didn't see the old man, not even the housekeeper and the bookboy who were serving them.

There is no one in the house, but the door is not locked.According to Gu Yan's understanding, although Mr. Zhou is old, he will not forget this matter, not to mention that there are young housekeepers and book boys beside him.

The two gave up the idea of ​​waiting in the hall, went around to the back of the house, and planned to go to the old man's orchard to find out.

It was already the autumn harvest season, and the branches in the huge orchard were covered with yellow and green leaves. Gu Yan pulled Su Ce and jumped directly onto the roof of Mr. Zhou's house, looking around.

Gu Yan's eyes lit up when he saw San Mo walking slowly in the depths of the orchard.

"found it."

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31. Teacher

"Unexpectedly, you, a lawless brat, would stumble sometimes."

"Stinky boy, go to the house again to expose the tiles?"

While the housekeeper and the bookboy were making tea and entertaining guests, Mr. Zhou raised his wide sleeves and sat in the main seat imposingly, blowing his beard and staring at Gu Yan.

"Teacher, you are so angry that you are hurting your health. Drink a cup of tea to calm down." Gu Yan obviously has a lot of experience in comforting Mr. Zhou, and he has a deep understanding of each other for many years in the relationship between master and apprentice.

Mr. Zhou hasn't seen Gu Yan for the first time in two years. How can he expect to see him again on the roof of his own house? After going to Qingzhou for two years, he has developed skills, and he doesn't even care about his roof? !

Gu Yan respectfully respected Mr. Zhou with a cup of tea. The old man glanced at him sideways, saw his lowered eyebrows and restrained eyes, snorted coldly from his nostrils, and after taking the tea, closed his eyes and pecked lightly.

After Mr. Zhou put down the teacup, he took a closer look at the brat who hadn't come to visit him in Beijing for half a year. Gu Yan, who had been familiar with him since he was a child, looked at Su who was sitting next to him. Ce, narrowing his eyes slightly, stroked his beard slowly, as if he became more and more satisfied with Su Ce.

Ever since Su Ce followed Gu Yan into the hall and greeted Mr. Zhou, he completely integrated himself into Mr. Zhou's screen furniture, silently watching the interaction between the master and the apprentice.

The relationship between Gu Yan and Mr. Zhou was relaxed and casual. When he saw Mr. Zhou accepting Gu Yan's tea offer, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Su Ce's lips.

"Ting Yuan, is this the sweetheart you want to marry?" Mr. Zhou asked in satisfaction.

"Ahem..." Su Ce was taking a sip of tea when he heard the words and coughed.

Seeing this, Gu Yan hurriedly stood up and patted his back for him, confirming that Su Ce was just choking on the tea and not sick, he was relieved.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Zhou raised his eyebrows, seeing that Gu Yan's attention was on Su Ce, he teased and said, "Ting Yuan, come on, tell me, the old man, how did you abduct such a painful child? "

Gu Yan took a deep breath. Ever since Mr. Zhou retired to plant fruit trees, he seemed to be free from officialdom, and his words were no longer the literati's elegance of the past.

So Gu Yan told Mr. Zhou again what he had said to Xiao Zhuo and Empress Liu.

Talking about the same thing three times in a row in one day, Gu Yan was quite helpless.

Mr. Zhou nodded from time to time while listening, and finally concluded: "It's rare to serve the sick on the sick bed."

Then he shifted his gaze to Gu Yan, looked at him carefully from beginning to end, and sighed softly: "I never thought that you, a lawless brat, would stumble sometimes."

Gu Yan smiled faintly, and agreed: "It's good to have someone watching over me."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhou snorted, and said with a half-smile while the butler was refilling the tea, "I don't think he is in charge of you, but you are in charge of him. An Lan is seriously ill, and you usually take care of her medicine. I don't even have the energy to take care of you."

Hearing Mr. Zhou address himself by his own name, Su Strategy was slightly surprised. Mr. Zhou had an upright and tough temper, and he didn't want to admit that he was so quick.

Su Ce couldn't help but start to reflect. He and Gu Yan came to visit Mr. Zhou today, and they only brought a few bags of tea and pastries along the way to express their affection.

He didn't say a few words during the whole process, and there were very few happy words to coax the old man. Mr. Zhou actually used this to directly shorten the distance between them.

What surprised Su Ce even more was yet to come. Mr. Zhou saw Su Ce obediently listening with a smile on his face, and seeing his thin and thin body that seemed to be blown to pieces by the wind, Mr. Zhou felt compassion from his heart.

After signaling the housekeeper and the book boy to prepare lunch, Mr. Zhou took care of Su Ce's condition in a soft voice, which made Su Ce a little flattered.

Mr. Zhou felt that Su Ce was a good match for him, so he simply put Gu Yan aside and picked some interesting things about Gu Yan's childhood to tell Su Ce.

"The kid Ting Yuan worked very hard when he was a child. He never failed to practice swordsmanship and study in the cold winter. I am relieved, but worried that he is too tight."

Mr. Zhou put down the teacup, pointed at Gu Yan, and said excitedly: "Sure enough, I made myself sick. A child doesn't understand anything, and he doesn't even know that he has a high fever. Thanks to his good health, he was tortured by the war. After so many years, I am still in good health, and after drinking the medicine for two days, I am almost fine."

After saying that, he gave Gu Yan a hard look, and continued: "Young people don't care about their bodies, how can they do it? After drinking the medicine for ten days in a row, now they are honest, and their bodies can know whether they are cold or hot."

Gu Yan had talked with him about this matter before, but Mr. Zhou never expected it to come out like this. It seems that the word "performance" that Gu Yan described back then was indeed in place.

Here, Su Ce and Mr. Zhou had a happy chat, while Gu Yan was extremely helpless. Mr. Zhou's changes could not be said to be big or small. In the past, he seldom dragged others to chatter.

When Mr. Zhou decided to retire and did not plan to build an orchard, every time Gu Yan saw him, he practiced calligraphy and occasionally played the piano and wrote poems. Just when Gu Yan thought that his teacher would continue like this, he didn’t know who asked the old man The idea of ​​planting fruit trees was proposed, or the old man had a sudden insight.

In short, after Mr. Zhou indulged in farming life, he became more energetic than before and talked a lot more.

Gu Yan was happy to see the teacher's life peaceful and full of fun, and it would have been better if the subject of the topic wasn't him, but he was suddenly pulled back to reality by an angry shout.

"Stinky boy, at that time the old man asked you to bring altar wine, tomorrow and tomorrow, so you are going to Zhuoguang." The last few words of the voice were meaningfully elongated by Mr. Zhou.

Gu Yan looked at Su Ce without knowing why, and when he met his innocent gaze, he sighed silently in his heart.

Mr. Zhou was in high spirits, and it was reasonable to suddenly turn over old accounts.

During lunch, Mr. Zhou asked casually: "Your Majesty appoints the four of you as the teachers of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Su Ce nodded and said, "Your Majesty has high hopes for His Highness the Crown Prince."

Mr. Zhou nodded and agreed: "Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen are young couples. After going through many ups and downs, they naturally love Her Majesty's only son very much."

He asked again: "Your Highness is going to be seven years old, what do you think?"

Su Ce and Gu Yan looked at each other, and said with a light smile, "You are a talented person."

However, Mr. Zhou shook his head, as if he understood Su Ce's unfinished words, "Don't think that seven years old is too young to see anything. Seven years old can already see a lot. When you were seven years old, you How is it?"

Su Ce was startled, and unconsciously put down the chopsticks he was holding.he